Bangkok vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$465	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$1751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	16
😀 Quality of life	73	57
🏙️ Population	5.68M	886K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 4% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5467th and 5149th ($1027 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2647th and 6188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Tabuk

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	Bangkok	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$8518

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403